Does anyone have any idea when they are going to announce that they have started human trials? Does anyone know of similar scar treatments that were successful on say pigs and failed in humans? Also, can someone explain this: If there is a scar across a joint such as a knee and the scar is excised and hydrogel applied, will the skin grow back also with full function? I'm really hoping this isn't simply too good to be true.

https://www.seas.harvard.edu/calendar/event/86236

Promising?

15 hours ago, rudy1986 said:

https://www.seas.harvard.edu/calendar/event/86236

Promising?

This is exciting news, it seems as though this is very similar to hydrogel and this will be the future of scarless healing. It is also nice to see that it is being carried out by Harvard. It seems as though it is already being successfully used on humans. I just hope something like this can start being used clinically for us in a reasonable amount of time and not 10-20 years from now.

No one has answered this but does anyone know how this will affect internal scar tissue. For example say you have a scar with internal scar tissue which limits motion, I assume you would excise the scar and internal scar tissue and then let it heal with the hydrogel. The theory being that when it reheats their won't be any scar tissue at all?

Yep

This is only suppose to work on scars that are not too deep, correct? I can't see this working on a very deep surgical scar on say the stomach. Also, is the wound suppose to be stitched up and then the hydrogel applied, or is the hydrogel just put on the open wound?

Simply not that way, trust me

12 hours ago, rudy1986 said:

Simply not that way, trust me

I'm sorry, I don't understand your response? One thing i'm also confused about hydrogel is how is it suppose to stay in position? Like say it has to stay on a wound on your face for 14 days for the area to re-epithelize, does it just stick on?

In the abstract, we can see that the subject was retreated with dextran hydrogel, not just treated once

Maybe they have to tune up the hydrogel setting to get more practical process

My question is how would the hydrogel work if your scar is in a place that requires movement? Like your smile lines or forehead wrinkles or areas where you would normally use facial movement.

Maybe there should be a bandage or anything atop of the hydrogel treated wounds

Anyone have an idea when they are suppose to update us on the human trials? and from my understanding is if it works we will have to wait another year for the FDA to approve it for clinical use? The waiting is just frustrating, but it would be nice at least to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Also, I am wondering how they would apply this inplastic surgery. For example, scars from a facelift.

2 hours ago, mjg713 said:

Anyone have an idea when they are suppose to update us on the human trials? and from my understanding is if it works we will have to wait another year for the FDA to approve it for clinical use? The waiting is just frustrating, but it would be nice at least to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Also, I am wondering how they would apply this inplastic surgery. For example, scars from a facelift.

quickly be done with it

So no news of the human trials?

There is, regarding clinical trials, they have partnership with Winthrop University

Is there any estimate on when we will find out about the humans trials? possibly before the Summer ends?

According to the old website, the timetable for human trials is around mid to late 2016

This is an interesting article: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/heal-burn-over-weekend-skin-124712275.html

That must be good news? It should be able to fix acne scars, shouldnt it?

8 hours ago, Frasier said:

That must be good news? It should be able to fix acne scars, shouldnt it?

It seems like it should. Articles like these make me believe that scientists know a lot more about scarless healing than we think. I'm just hoping something can be released in a somewhat timely matter and not 20 years or more.

On their website it says that they have already tried it on a dozen people with great results. It even worked on 2nd degree burn victim. So this must work on acne scars, if I am not completely wrong. And they are waiting for an FDA approval now. How long time will that take?

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/06/prweb13489347.htm

Gemstone hair restoration potential

Any thoughts guys?

6 hours ago, rudy1986 said:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/06/prweb13489347.htm

Gemstone hair restoration potential

Any thoughts guys?

This is interesting but wouldn't it make more sense for them to focus on healing scars in humans first? Did they even attempt human trials yet? and they are already moving on to hair restoration?

8 hours ago, mjg713 said:

This is interesting but wouldn't it make more sense for them to focus on healing scars in humans first? Did they even attempt human trials yet? and they are already moving on to hair restoration?

probably they have somehow tested on humans and saw great potential for regeneration of skin appendages, not just partial skin regeneration like Integra

Gene identified for scar less healing.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-gene-wound.html